Meat-hook.



PATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

F. D. BROGA.

MEAT HOOK. 7 APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16. 1904.

INVENTOR W ATTORNEYS WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANKLIN D. BROGA, OF ONEIDA, NEW YORK.

IMEAT-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Application filed September 16, 1904. Serial No. 224,698.

in construction and practical in use, and permits the readydisengagement of the quarter, or other piece, of meat and its inclosingwrapper engaged with said hook; and to this end, it consists in thecombination, construction and arrangement of the component parts of ahook, as hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawin forming part of this specification, in which ike charactersdesignate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of one construction ofmy hook, its hook-members being shown in operative position. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view on line 22, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a verticalsectional view on line 3.3, Fig. 2, the free ends of, the hook-membersbeing broken away. Fig. 4 is a view, similar to Fig. 3, of the partsseen in said Fig. 3, the hook-members being illustrated in theirinoperative positions. Figs. 5 and 6 are isometric views of the adjacentends of the shank and one of the hookmembers of my invention.

This hook consists, essentially, of a shank A and opposite hook-membersB.

The shank A is of any desirable form, size and construction, its upperportion being provided with means suitably formed for engaging anydesired support, not illustrated, and its lower portion being providedwith substantially parallel slots a extending upwardly from the loweredge or surface of the shank through opposite faces a thereof, andhaving their upper walls preferably extended downwardly from oneface atoward the other face a, as best seen in Figs. 3 and 4. Said lowerportion of the shank A is also provided with engaging surfaces (1 abovethe ends of the slots a, shoulders a projecting outwardly from the lowerends of the faces a and a fixed pivot a, connecting the side walls ofthe slots a and arranged between the faces a below the engaging surfaces(1 In the preferable construction of my invention, the upper portion ofthe shank A is provided with a lateral extension a having a dependingend a formed with a threaded socket 0. extending upwardly from its lowersurface, and is also provided with an engaging member a having angularlyarranged arms, one being threaded and movable in the socket a, and theother being adapted to en- Iglagile the lower surface of the support forthe The hook-members B project outwardly I from the shank A, areprovided with fixed engaging surfaces and shoulders I), and when intheir operative position preferably extend upwardly in oppositedirections from their contiguous ends, which are reduced in thickness,are movable in substantially vertical planes in the slots a of the shankA, are pivoted to the lower portion of the shank A by the pivot a, andare provided with fixed shoulders b b and a slot I). Said hookmembersmay assume an inoperative position with their outer or free ends inplanes substantially beneath the lower surface of the shank A, or anoperative position with said ends in upper planes at an angle to theshank, and are movable on the pivot a as their outer or free ends movefrom one position to the other. The surfaces b and the shoulders I) brespectively engage the upper faces of the shoulders a below and atopposite sides of the pivot a, the opposite edges of the side walls ofthe slots at, and the surfaces a above and at opposite sides of thepivot a, and hold the hook-members firmly in their operative position;and the shoulders 5 engage said surfaces a above and at opposite sidesof the pivot at and limit the downward movement of the hook-members fromtheir operative position. The slots b receive the pivot a, theiropposite ends being formed with substantially semi-circular bearingfaces b and their intermediate portions being.

formed of a width greater than the diameter of the pivot a and providedwith shoulders I) which project inwardly from their upper walls betweenthe opposing bearing faces b and are formed with comparatively narrow orsharp inner edges and opposite sides diverging from said edges, theseslots 1) being thus substantially kidney-shaped in form.

When the hook-members are in either their operative or inoperativepositions, the pivot a is engaged by corres onding substantiallysemi-circular bearing aces of the slots 11*, parts of said faces beingprovided on the shoulders I) which then tend to prevent endwise movementof the hook-members and facilitate the rocking movement thereof. As thehook-members are rocked to their operative position, the shoulders I)"with their comparatively narrow or sharp inner edges engage upperportions of the pivot a and afford an insufficient bearing forsupporting the hook-members between their operative or inoperativepositions, and thus compel said hook-members to move to either of saidpositions and avoid any possibility of the hookmembers being apparentlylocked, or not rocked completely to their operative positions. Moreover,when the free ends of the hook-members are elevated slightly todisengage the surfaces 1) and the shoulders b from operative engagementwith the shank A, thus sliding the upper ends of the shoulders I) alongthe opposlng surfaces of the shank,

said shoulders I) ride upon the pivot a and accelerate the disengagementof the shoulders b from the faces a thereby facilitating the downwardmovement of the free ends of the hook-members from their operativeposition.

Although the illustrated embodiment of my invention is provided with twohookmembers, it is apparent that one of said members may be dispensedwith if desired.

The construction and operation of my hook, will now be readilyunderstood upon reference to the foregoing description and theaccompanying drawing, and it will be apparent that more or less changemay be made in the construction and arrangement of the component partsthereof, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is 2* 1. A hook comprising two elements,one a shank, and the other a hook-member pivoted to the shank andmovable on its pivot relatively thereto, one of said elements beingprovided with a pivot, and the other with a slot for receiving thepivot, the element formed with the slot being provided with meanscoacting with the pivot of the other element for forcing the hook-memberinto and out of its normal or operative position, and for preventing thehook-member from assuming a position intermediate of its nor mal andextreme abnormal positions, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

2. A hook comprising two elements, one a shank, and the other ahook-member, one of said elements having means for normally engaging theother for holding the hook-member in operative position and one of saidelement-s being provided with a pivot fixed thereto, and the other beingprovided with a slot receiving the pivot, said slot having opposingbearing faces for respectively coacting with the pivot when thehook-member is in its operative and inoperative positions, and theelement provided with the slot having a shoulder projecting into theslot between said bearing faces for engaging the pivot and forcing thehook-member into its operative and inoperative positions, substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

3. A hook comprising two elements, one a shank, and the other ahook-member, one of said elements having means for normally engaging theother for holding the hook-member in operative position and one of saidele ments being provided with a pivot fixed thereto, and the other beingprovided with a slot receiving the pivot, said slot having opposingbearing faces for respectively coacting with the pivot when thehook-member is in its operative and inoperative positions, and theelement provided with the slot having a shoulder projecting into theslot between said bearing faces, opposite sides of the shoulderdiverging from the free end thereof for engaging the pivot andforcingthe hookmember into its operative and inoperative positions,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A hook comprising two elements, one a shank, and the other ahook-member, one of said elements having means for normally engaging theother for holding the hook-member in operative position and one of saidelements being provided with a pivot fixed thereto, and the other beingprovided with a substantially kidney-shaped slot receiving the pivot,opposite ends of the slot forming bearings respectively for the pivotwhen said hook-member is in its operative and inoperative positions,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

5. A hook comprising a shank, and a hookmember pivoted to the shank, oneof said elements having means for normally engaging the other forholding the hook-member in operative position and said hook-memberhaving a projecting free end movable downwardly as the hook-memberswings on its pivot out of operative position, said hook-.

member being provided with a slot receiving the pivot therefor, saidslot having its opposite ends formed with substantially semicircularbearing faces and its intermediate portion formed of a width greaterthan the diameter of the pivot and provided with a shoulder projectinginwardly from its upper wall and engaging the pivot for facilitating themovement of the hook-member from its operative position, substantiallyas and for the pur ose set forth.

6. A 00k comprising a shank, and a hookmember pivoted to the shank andhaving a rojecting free end movable downwardly 'rom its operativeposition, said hook-member being provided with means engaging the shankfor preventing downward movement of the free end of the hook-member, andwith additional means having sliding contact with the shank forfacilitating the movement of the former means from its 0 erativeposition upon upward movement of the free end of the hook-member, andsaid hook-member being also provided with a slot receiving the pivottherefor, and with a shoulder projecting inwardly from the upper wall ofthe slot and engaging the pivot for facilitating the movement of thehook-member from its operative position, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

7. A hook comprising a shank, and a hookmember pivoted to the shank, oneof said elements having means for normally engaging the other forholding the hook-member in operative position said hook-member having apro ecting free end movable .down wardly as the hook-member swings onits pivot out of operative osition, and said hookmember being provi edwith means for engaging the shank and limiting the further downwardmovement of the free end of the hook-member when said hook-member hasreached its inoperative position, and with a slot receiving the pivotfor the hook-member, and with means coacting with the pivot forfacilitating the movement of the hook-memher from its operativeposition, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

8. A hook comprising a shank, and a hookmember pivoted to the shank andhaving a projecting free end'movable downwardly as the hook-memberswings on its pivot out of its normal position, said hook-member beingrovided with a shoulder normally arranged below and at the rear of thepivot connecting the shank and hook-member for engaging the shank aboveand at one side of the pivot and thereby limiting further pivotalmovement of the hook-member when the hook-member has reached its lowestposition, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

9. A hook comprising a shank rovided with a slot extending upwardly omthe lower surface thereof through opposite faces of the shank, and witha shoulder projecting ree end movable downwardly as the hookmemberswings on its pivot out of operative position, said hook-member beingprovided with a plurality of means fixed thereto and respectivelyengaging the u per face of said shoulder and the surface of t e shankfor preventing downward movement of the free end of the hook-member whenin operative posi tion, and for limiting such downward movement when thehook-member moves from operative position, and said hook-member beingalso provided with a slot receiving the pivot, and with means coactingwith the pivot for facilitating the support of the hookmember in itsoperative position and the movement of the hook-member from saidposition, substantially as and for the purpose described.

10. A hook comprising a shank provided "with a plurality of slots, andhook-members movable in the slots and pivoted to the shank and havingprojecting free ends movable downwardly as the hook-members swing ontheir pivot from operative osition, said hook-members being provide withmeans for engaging the shank and preventing downward movement of thefree ends of the hook: members, and being also rovided with slotsreceiving the pivot for t e hook-members, andwith shoulders rojectinginwardly from the upper walls of the slots and engagin the pivot forfacilitating the movement 0 the ook-members from their operativeposition, substantially as and for the urpose set forth. In testimonywhereof, l have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two attestingwitnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of NewYork, this 8th day of September, 1904.

FRANKLIN D. BROGA.

Witnesses D. LAVINE, E. SEEMILLER.

